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The ABC's in Pediatric Assessment and Care: Cymbeline Joan L. Pooten, RN NUM - Pediatric ICU
The ABC's in Pediatric Assessment and Care: Cymbeline Joan L. Pooten, RN NUM - Pediatric ICU
1.Delivery Room
2.NurseryAdmission
3.Daily Assessment
4. Discharge
DELIVERY ROOM
4 – 6 minutes Vigourous
stimulation;
assisted ventilation
0 – 3 minutes Immediate
intubation
NURSERY
At the Nursery
Ballard Scoring Antrophometric
• Maturity rating and measurement
classification • Weight – daily
• One of the most • Birth Length – upon
vividly used tests admission
for determining • Head Circumference
gestational age or – do
estimate the
• Chest
physical maturity of
circumference – do
the newborn
At the Nursery
Vital signs In circumstances in
• Temperature: taken which pathologic
rectally condition is
• To check for suspected; these
patency of the anus anthrophometric
measurement is
taken more
frequently
Vital Signs
Temperature - range 36.5 to 37
axillary
Heart rate - range 120 to 160 beats
per minute
Respiration - range 30 to 60 breaths
per minute
Blood pressure –done routinely normal
value based on age group
Blood Pressure
Minimum diastolic BP = 2/3
systolic BP
Minimum systolic BP = 70 +
2 x (age in years)
Pain:the 5th Vital Sign
FLACC SCALE
( FACE,LEGS,ACTIVITY,CRY,CONSOLABILITY)
0 1 2
No particular Occassional grimace Frequent to constant
expression or smile or frown, withdrawal, frown, clenched jaw,
FACE disinterested quivering chin
3 – 6 mos = 8 cm
6 – 9 mos = 5 cm
9 to 12 mos = 3 cm
Ht in cm = age in years x 5 + 80